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Doh! Your Peers May Not Be So Peer-Reviewed At All!
Scientific journals are what they are: compendiums of carefully edited and painstakingly curated papers and articles written by accredited researchers and then reviewed by their peers for the advancement of academic learning. Or ARE they? This interesting article brings up…
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Clash of the Titans (2010)
Drifting off to Slumberville, propped against headboard and pillows in my summery bed, iPad and Amazon Prime film selection at the ready on a nearby console, I finally got around to watching the 2010 version of the old “classic,” Clash…
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This Could Be a Game-Changer
Simon & Schuster have been itching to sell for some time, with promising deals falling through here and there, but Mubadala seems ready to make them an offer they can’t refuse. If successful, this could shake things up amid the…
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Team Shark!
Those greedy orcas near Cape Town, South Africa, are at it again. Port and Starboard, a conniving pair of killer whales with a predilection for ripping apart various shark species and feasting upon their livers, recently mangled the hell out…
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Miyazaki To Sit Back and Enjoy the Cherry Blossoms
I’d like to think that a living legend like Miyazaki does not need any marketing, trailers, or promotional efforts surrounding his masterpieces.Whatever the case may be, THAT is the route he is planning to take with his final, upcoming film…
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Hear, hear! But This is Only True for the Cowardly and Untalented
Real artists don’t follow anyone’s rules or dogmatic formulations to the letter, luvvies. But by all means, let fear inhibit the weak and winnow-out the dreck. There’s plenty of them/it. ————- #Publishing #Groupthink #CryMeARiver #AuthorJonathanKieran #JonathanKieran #WriterJonathanKieran #CaliforniaLife #OnTheEdge #Wistwood…
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Searching for the Eaten
Call it a hobby. While I feel deeply for human beings who find themselves mired in tragedies of all sorts—tragedies that are not of their own making or misfortunes that befall people simply due to the seemingly random indifference of…
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That’s the Thing With Fast Food …
We’ve long-known that it’s not always consistent or reliable, though speedy, and sometimes tastes a bit off. Therefore, one bite is enough. As for the rest? Well, one can always leave it to the birds. ————————— #GreatWhiteSharks #WastingFood #PoorSeal #SealsAREfastFood…
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P.T. Barnum Would’ve Thrived in the Holy Land
So much of this kind of nonsense is beyond the pale of basic plausibility that there’s almost little point in refuting any of it. I’m talking about the various Christian (and other) “sacred sites” in Israel and Palestine that are…
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Limerick Extravaganza (Killer Whale Edition)
I once saw some whales in Nanctucket while there on the beach with a bucket. I reached for my phone but the moment had flown ‘cuz I couldn’t recall where I’d stuck it. ——————— #KillerWhales #Orcas #Nantucket #Limericks #JonathanKieranAuthor #JonathanKieran…
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